Decrypting a dataset column

To view the content of an encrypted dataset, you can decrypt the dataset. Removing encryption from a dataset revokes the protection offered to the test data.

You must have created a dataset with at least one encrypted column. See Creating a dataset in a workspace and Encrypting a dataset column.
  1. Double-click the dataset in the Test Navigator.
    The dataset is displayed in a browser.
  2. Right-click encrypted cells that display the contents with asterisks, and then select Decrypt column data.
    The Decrypt Column window is displayed.
  3. Enter the encryption key that you used to encrypt the data in the column in the Encryption Key field.
  4. Click Decrypt Column.
    Asterisks are replaced with the actual data in the decrypted column.
The encryption is now removed from the selected column in the dataset. When you run a test that uses a dataset that contains decrypted data, the variable data is substituted for the data in the recorded test without prompting for the encryption key.